Title :
An Electromagnetic System for Studying the Responses of Aquatic Organisms to Weak Electric and Magnetic Fields
Author :
Rommel, Sentiel A., Jr. ; McCleave, James D.
Author_Institution :
Departments of Electrical Engineering and Zoology, University of Maine, Orono, Me.
Abstract :
Recent evidence suggests use of electric and magnetic cues as orientational aids to long-distance migration by fishes. A simple laboratory apparatus is described which accurately reproduces the electromagnetic fields an aquatic organism might naturally experience.
Keywords :
Assembly; Coils; Electrodes; Electromagnetic fields; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Marine animals; Organisms; Testing; Animals; Biomedical Engineering; Electricity; Electrocardiography; Fishes; Magnetics; Orientation;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1971.4502884
